If you find that documents you signed have been altered, you may be the victim of mortgage fraud. Check over all of the documents you signed and make sure the information is accurate. You should check your documents before you sign them and make sure you get copies of the documents you signed. If you suspect you are a victim of mortgage fraud, you should find a real estate attorney to help you.
A short sale purchase can be derailed by many issues: a lender that refuses to cooperate, a seller that refuses to submit information to his or her lender, a problem with the title to the home, a contractor lien placed on the home, and even a tax lien placed on the home. Some of these issues can be solved by putting some time and effort into resolving them. Others can only be solved with the payment of money. Where you problem will come up in a short sale purchase is unknown, but for this reader, the problem was a tax lien.
Refinancing? Mortgage Interest Rates At New All Time Low. Freddie Mac reported today that mortgage interest rates fell again and hit a new all-time low. Should you refinance? And what should you do if you already locked in your new mortgage interest rate? Should you break the interest rate lock? What about float-down options?
